An Introduction to Feminist Epistemologies

Although their positions and arguments differ in several respects, feminists have asserted that science, knowledge, and rationality cannot be severed from their social, political, and cultural aspects.

Alessandra Tanesini is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wales, Cardiff. She has been a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Georgetown University. She is the author of several articles on Nietzsche, feminist philosophy, and epistemology, and is currently working on a book on Wittgenstein and feminism.

* Moves across traditional disciplinary boundaries, bringing
together the work of thinkers in areas as diverse as philosophy,
film theory, and sociology.
* Accessible to undergraduates approaching the subject for the
first time.
* A wide-ranging introduction to the main issues at the
intersection of gender and knowledge.
* Novel approach based on the notion of practice.

"One of the strengths of the book is Tanesini's attention to detail
in argument and her capacity to draw fine distinctions between the
positions she discusses." Alison Ainley, Radical
Philosophy

"The scope of the book is wide, and I would recommend it as a
text book for students in the final year of their degree,
postgraduate students and also to academics in general. It is very
clearly written and the issues are explained in detail and
contextualised adequately. There is no simplification of the
topics, and the analyses offered by Tanesini are throrough. I would
classify this as an accessible but sophisticated introduction to
feminist epistemology." Stella Gonzalez Arnal, Women's
Philosophy Review, no. 24, 2000

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